Appreciate the Story...Then Go Make Your Own

Pretty good article here...I am probably as big a sap for a great love story, especially on the big screen, as you will ever find. Some of the stuff in the article (with fun excerpts) below is pure fairy tale, with heavy doses of reality notably absent, but like the author says, nothing wrong with dreaming or having something to shoot for...just don't become an old maid waiting for these silver screen stories to come to a love life near you. I find the "Titanic" comparison especially apt, since I made it on this blog myself about a month before this article was published. Call me a trendsetter, ahead of the curve, whatever, just don't hate me because I am good.

"A lot of lip service has been paid to the idea that violence in films causes men to be violent in real life. Why isn't anyone calling for warning labels for movies that cause otherwise reasonable women to act like emotional psychopaths? Hollywood's take on love leaves us dissatisfied with the relationships we have, and hungry for the sort of romance that simply never occurs in nature.

The Titanic Trap

You just made partner and need to focus on work, but you can't get this new guy off your mind. His name is Bo, he never went to college, and he works at the burrito place where you sometimes grab lunch between clients. Your friends ask what exactly you hope to gain from this relationship, but luckily you're not a snob like them, and you know that a persons job isn't what defines him.

See also: Sabrina, Pretty Woman, Sweet Home Alabama.

The Real Ending: At a company dinner, your boss asks Bo what he does and he replies, I work the grill, but I'm hoping to be put on the register soon. Face it: If Leo had made it to dry land, that relationship would never have survived."